Best programming and hacker quotes. Ever.
Curated by fellow hackers Jarmo Pertman & Andri Möll
If the automobile had followed the same development cycle as the computer, a Rolls-Royce would today cost $100, get a million miles per gallon, and explode once a year, killing everyone inside.
Robert X. Cringely
I will not be a lemming and follow the crowd over the cliff and into the C.
John Beidler
The best writing is rewriting.
E. B. White
Jesus saves but only Buddha makes incremental backups.
Anonymous
The cheapest, fastest, and most reliable components are those that aren't there.
Gordon Bell
Every dark corner you haven't explored with your flashlight is full of bugs.
Kent Beck and Martin Fowler
It should be noted that no ethically-trained software engineer would ever consent to write a DestroyBaghdad procedure. Basic professional ethics would instead require him to write a DestroyCity procedure, to which Baghdad could be given as a parameter.
Nathaniel S Borenstein
Enlightened trial and error outperforms the planning of flawless intellects.
David Kelly
Whenever two programmers meet to criticize their programs, both are silent.
Alan J. Perlis
Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.
Leonardo da Vinci